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Median home prices in Massachusetts jumped 3.5 percent last year compared to 2009 as the market stabilized, with single-family home sales in 2010 down less than 1 percent from the previous year.
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Where foreclosures rose, fell most in 2010
Here are 10 communities that saw the largest percentage increases in foreclosures from 2009 to 2010.
The brave condo buyer's checklist
Willing to take a chance on a unit in a small building? Use these tips to minimize your risk of falling into the condo trap.
Chapter M for mortgage bankruptcy?
Attorney Richard D. Vetstein recently came across a very provocative and interesting idea to address the foreclosure and bankruptcy crisis. It's Chapter M bankruptcy, as......
State foreclosures rise steeply in 2010
Foreclosures in Massachusetts surged last year, with 12,233 homeowners losing properties to bank seizure, nearly 32 percent more than in 2009. (By Jenifer B. McKim, Boston Globe)
Mass. lawmakers consider foreclosure regulations
Legislation meant to help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure is scheduled to be introduced in the State House this week, bolstered by a recent Supreme Judicial Court decision and national focus on alleged bad behavior of banks. (By Jenifer B. McKim, Boston Globe)
A rental revival
Dead in their tracks just two years ago because of the financial crisis, affordable housing projects are underway again, thanks to an infusion of federal stimulus funds and the return of banks and other real estate investors. (By Ted Siefer, Boston Globe)
10 areas outside cities hit by foreclosures
Here is a list of the 10 rural and suburban towns with the highest distressed property rate -- meaning that housing units are either in the process of being foreclosed on or are already bank-owned.
PETER HOTTON
Gutters may be partly to blame for icicle woes
Q. Help! I have huge icicles hanging from my roof edge and gutters. I had new seamless gutters installed, but now I am getting icicles hanging from the gutters. The icicles are 18 inches long and 4 inches thick. When the ice melts, it drips on my steps, which then freeze over. I have some insulation in the attic floor, ... (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
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Tonight's Dan Snow Lecture at Trinity Church Moved to March 30
The Dan Snow lecture has been cancelled for this evening, and rescheduled for Wed., March 30, according to Kathryn Acerbo-Bachmann, Director of Art & Architecture...
Home of the Week: Somerville
Landing from another neighborhood
In a stretch of Somerville filled mostly with three-deckers and small yards, this is a ten-room single-family with a yard large enough to be a lawn.
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Mass. property taxes
Town-by-town assessed home values and billed property tax amounts in Massachusetts, from 2000 to 2010.
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